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The rich intellectual life at Penn finds students engaging in a wide range of area studies centers, performing arts groups, and institutes across campus. The numerous opportunities to experience art, music, and community events throughout Philadelphia also encourage a deep engagement with the wider community while at Penn. Examples are:

To honor the career of African American Philadelphia-born musician and cultural ambassador, Marian Anderson (1897-1993), the Kislak Center and the Departments of Music and Africana Studies have organized a one-day symposium to explore Anderson's musical career in the context of the intersection of sound studies and critical race theory.